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The 2021-22 Premier League season ended on Sunday, May 22, 2022. As usual, every season, top scorers win the Golden Boot. Liverpool’s Mohammed Salah finished as the joint top scorer with Tottenham Hotspur forward Son after scoring 23 goals each.
Salah now joins Alan Shearer, Robin Van Persie, and Harry Kane as the only players to have won the award three times. After winning it in the 2017-18 season with 32 goals for the first time, he won it during the 2018-19 season for the second time when he also finished joint top scorer with Sadio mane and Emerick Aubameyang after each scored 22 goals.
The Egyptian also finished as the Top Assist with 13 assists adding to his 23 goals, he was named the PWA Footballer of the Year. His second-half goal during the final day, saw Liverpool win 3-1 against Wolves but lost the title to Man City who came from two goals down to win 3-2 at home over Aston Villa.
For Son, it was the first time winning the Golden Boot. Son is among the top 10 all-time time top scorers for Tottenham Hotspurs and joins his teammate Harry Kane in award-winning after taking over from him. Kane was the 2020-21 Golden Boot winner with 23 goals in 35 appearances. Teddy Sheringham is the other Tottenham player alongside Kane and Son that have claimed the award.
Expressing his joy after winning the award, Son said, “I got really emotional. I dreamed of it as a child. Literally, it’s my in hands. I can’t believe it.’
“Until my goal I was really frustrated that I missed big chances. I told the players I missed the easiest chances and scored one of the toughest ones.
“I didn’t give up. I wanted to score today. The team helped me a lot at half-time. They wanted to help me, you could see it today.”
| PLAYER | CLUB | GOALS | ASSISTS | GAMES |
| Mohamed Salah | Liverpool | 23 | 13 | 35 |
| Son Heung-min | Tottenham | 23 | 7 | 35 |
| Cristiano Ronaldo | Man United | 18 | 3 | 30 |
| Harry Kane | Tottenham | 17 | 9 | 37 |
| Sadio Mane | Liverpool | 16 | 2 | 34 |
| Kevin De Bruyne | Manchester City | 15 | 8 | 30 |
| Diogo Jota | Liverpool | 15 | 4 | 35 |
| Jamie Vardy | Leicester City | 15 | 2 | 25 |
| Wilfried Zaha | Crystal Palace | 14 | 1 | 33 |
| Raheem Sterling | Manchester City | 13 | 5 | 30 |
| Jarrod Bowen | West Ham | 12 | 10 | 36 |
| James Maddison | Leicester City | 12 | 8 | 35 |
| Ivan Toney | Brentford | 12 | 5 | 33 |
| Mason Mount | Chelsea | 11 | 10 | 32 |
| Bukayo Saka | Arsenal | 11 | 7 | 38 |
| Riyad Mahrez | Manchester City | 11 | 5 | 28 |
| Rafinha | Leeds United | 11 | 3 | 35 |
| Teemu Pukki | Norwich City | 11 | 3 | 37 |
| Ollie Watkins | Aston Villa | 11 | 2 | 35 |
| Michail Antonio | West Ham | 10 | 8 | 36 |
| Emmanuel Dennis | Watford | 10 | 6 | 33 |
| Bruno Fernandes | Man United | 10 | 6 | 36 |
| Richarlison | Everton | 10 | 5 | 30 |
| James Ward-Prowse | Southampton | 10 | 5 | 36 |
| Emile Smith Rowe | Arsenal | 10 | 2 | 33 |
| Phil Foden | Manchester City | 9 | 5 | 28 |
| Maxwel Cornet | Burnley | 9 | 1 | 26 |
| Gabriel Jesus | Manchester City | 8 | 8 | 28 |
| Said Benrahma | West Ham | 8 | 6 | 32 |
| Bernardo Silva | Manchester City | 8 | 4 | 35 |
| Ilkay Gundogan | Manchester City | 8 | 4 | 27 |
| Kai Havertz | Chelsea | 8 | 3 | 29 |
| Leandro Trossard | Brighton | 8 | 3 | 34 |
| Conor Gallagher | Crystal Palace | 8 | 3 | 34 |
| Neal Maupay | Brighton | 8 | 2 | 32 |
| Jack Harrison | Leeds United | 8 | 1 | 35 |
| Callum Wilson | Newcastle | 8 | 0 | 18 |
| Romelu Lukaku | Chelsea | 8 | 0 | 26 |
| Danny Ings | Aston Villa | 7 | 6 | 30 |
| Martin Odegaard | Arsenal | 7 | 4 | 36 |
| Che Adams | Southampton | 7 | 3 | 30 |
| Rodri | Manchester City | 7 | 2 | 33 |
| Yoane Wissa | Brentford | 7 | 1 | 30 |
List of players with six goals in the 2021-22 season
- Harvey Barnes-Leicester City Leicester
- Armando Broja-Southampton
- Odsonne Edouard-Palace Crystal Palace
- Gabriel Martinelli-Arsenal
- Raul Jiménez-Wolves
- Jorginho-Chelsea
- Ademola Lookman-Leicester City
- Pablo Fornal-West Ham United
- ChristianPulisic-Chelsea
- Jacob Ramsey-Aston Villa
- Rodrigo-Leeds United
- Youri Tielemans -Leicester City
- Danny Welbeck -Brighton
List of players with five goals in the 2021-22 season
- Bruno Guimaraes-Newcastle United
- Dominic Calvert-Lewin-Everton
- Coutinho-Aston Villa
- Patson Daka-Leicester City
- Fabinho-Liverpool
- Gabriel- Arsenal
- Demarai Gray-Everton
- Mason Greenwood- Manchester United
- Cucho Hernandez-Watford
- Hee-chan Hwang-Wolverhampton
- Reece James- Chelsea
- Joshua King- Watford
- Dejan Kulusevski-Tottenham Hotspur
- Manuel Lanzini-West Ham United
- Alexis Mac Allister-Brighton & Hove Albion
- Jean-Philippe Mateta-Crystal Palace
- Eddie Nketiah- Arsenal
- Roberto Firmino-Liverpool
- Allan Saint-Maximin-Newcastle United
- Ismaïla Sarr-Watford
- Tomáš Soucek-West Ham United
- Chris Wood-Burnley
List of players with four goals in the 2021-22 season
- Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang-Arsenal
- Jan Bednarek-Southampton
- Christian Benteke-Crystal Palace
- Emiliano Buendia-Aston Villa
- Matty Cash-Aston Villa
- Conor Coady-Wolverhampton Wanderers
- Luis Díaz-Liverpool
- Mohamed Elyounoussi-Southampton
- Fred-Manchester United
- Anthony Gordon-Everton
- Kelechi Iheanacho-Leicester City
- Daniel James- Leeds United
- Vitaly Janelt -Brentford
- Joelinton-Newcastle United
- Alexandre Lacazette-Arsenal
- Aymeric Laporte-Manchester City
- Marcos Alonso-Chelsea
- Bryan Mbeumo-Brentford
- Marcus Rashford-Manchester United
- Ruben Neves-Wolverhampton Wanderers
- Jeffrey Schlupp-Crystal Palace
- Timo Werner-Chelsea
- Hakim Ziyech-Chelsea
List of players with three goals in the 2021-22 season
- Jordan Ayew- Crystal Palace
- Steven Bergwijn- Tottenham Hotspur
- Trevoh Chalobah- Chelsea
- Ben Chilwell- Chelsea
- Jack Grealish- Manchester City
- Rico Henry- Brentford
- Pontus Jansson- Brentford
- Joao Pedro- Watford
- Michael Keane-Everton
- Naby Keïta-Liverpool
- Llorente- Leeds United
- Joel Matip- Liverpool
- John McGinn- Aston Villa
- Ben Mee- Burnley
- Takumi Minamino- Liverpool
- Christian Norgaard- Brentford
- Divock Origi- Liverpool
- Andrew Robertson- Liverpool
- Antonio Rüdiger- Chelsea
- Jadon Sancho- Manchester United
- Sergi Canos- Brentford
- Thiago Silva- Chelsea
- Andros Townsend- Everton
- Virgil van Dijk- Liverpool